DRUG TRIAL - NYU Lagone, NY
Gout medication eyed as possible coronavirus treatment by researchers [anti-inflammatory]
“If successful, this medication could be added to treatment protocols quickly across the country and internationally,” Dr. Michael Pillinger, professor of medicine and co-principal investigator on the study at NYU Langone, said in a news release.
https://www.foxnews.com/health/gout-medication-eyed-possible-coronavirus-treatment-by-researchers
Some strange coincidences with Gout.
First, Uric Acid is the most abundant antioxidant in the body, but in high concentrations forms crystals that cause severe and painful inflammation.
Gout is directly associated with high serum ferritin levels, which have also been associated with cytokine storm and poor outcomes with COVID-19 patients.
https://eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-04/spsu-hfl042220.php
Serum Ferritin levels are even higher in gout patients who take allopurinol, the most common gout medicine.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6094576/
Gout attacks require aggressive anti inflammitory treatments that are usually not good for the liver if taken too long, including colchicine and indomethacin.
This brings the questions. Is gout, with its associated high serum ferritin levels, a risk factor and does allopurinol make it worse? Are colchicine and/or indomethacin effective treatments?